Garter purse



Patented May 20, 1924.

STATES FRED A. BOSS, 0]? LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

GARTER PURSE.

Application filed October 23, 1922.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED A. Ross, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and 6 State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garter Purses,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to garter purses of the type Worn by women, andhas for its 10 principal object the provision of a garter purseparticularly adapted for carrying cigarettes or other fragile articles,especially those that by their nature are required to be kept in acomparatively air tight space.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cigarette case of theabove described character which is neat in design and low inmanufacturing cost.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter. a

I have illustrated by .the accompanying drawings a preferred embodimentof my invention. I

In the said drawings,

Figure 1, is a view in front elevation o the embodiment, and

Figure 2, is a view in section thereof seen on a line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

More specifically, in carrying out my invention in the embodiment shown,I employ a cigarette case 4, of the common book type, and comprisingessentially two half sections 5 and 6 respectively. The sections arehinged together as at 7, and while section 5 is of suflicient depth tohold several cigarettes, section 6 acts as a closure therefor.

In conformance with a salient feature of my invention I provide a pairof opposed slots 9 and 10, respectively in section 5.

Said slots are of such size, and are so arranged, that an elastic band,or garter 11 may be passed through said holes and formed into a completeloop, or garter.

Serial No. 596,237.

It will be apparent now that when the device is employed as a garter, aportion of the elastic will extend across the open front of the section5 and will act to retain the cigarettes in place, and Without crushingthem. The section 6 maybe moved into open or closed position withoutinterference with the elastic band.

It will be seen now that I have provided a simple and efficient garterpurse which is well adapted for carrying cigarettes or other articlesthat should be kept substantiallyair tight while being protected againstvibration and crushing, and which purse likewise permits of itscontents, or a part thereof, be-

ing quickly and conveniently extracted, and

While I have shown and described a spe cific embodiment of my invention,I do not limit myself to any specific embodiment, and may alter theconstruction and arrangement of parts as I desire or as occasionrequires Without enlarging the scope of my invention and withoutdeparting from the spirit there- 'of, within the appended claims.-

I claim, 1. An article of the character described, including a metalcase capable of containing articles, such as cigarettes, and a pliableband, capable of serving as a garter, passing through said case in amanner to secure said case to said band While serving to hold thecontents of said case in place.

2. An article of the character described, including a metal case,capable of containing articles such as cigarettes, and an elastic loopcapable of serving as a. garter passing through said case in a manner tosecure said case to said band while serving to hold the contents of saidcase in place.

FRED A. ROSS.

